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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
Needed Liquidation.
PECOS OITN Tex Eehrut

PECOS OITl, Tex, February II, 1857.
To the Editor of the Gaze tie
The people here understand that land
grabbing syndicate is about to fasten its
merciless fangs on this valley by an act
of the Legislature under the guise of an
irrigating company. While we are a unit
for law TO encourage and protect irri-
CATION, we do not think it necessary to
give away the school land to accomplish
it. Let our Legislature put the wstered
lands on the market for actual settlers
only, and then the irrigation question
will regulate itself as night follows day.
We are hopeful, if not cheerful, that
we will have a change IN our mining laws.
II the Legislature will follow the United
States mining laws, or as near as practi-
cable, or even reduce the per cent. from
the gross to the net earnings, and let
mineral lands be so reserved, or 5 per
cent. of the net earnings will produce q
good revenue for our school fund. ANY
liberal act for the encouragement OF the
development of our mineral resources is
preferable to the present cumbersome lew
Enlarge the size of claim from 3OOxl5OO
feet to eco feet wide and 1900 feet long,
and let the amount of work to be done
each year to avoid forfeiture be reduced
from $500 to 800, and after person has
done six annual assessments, or $500
worth of work, properly verified, he shall
be entitled to receive from the state q
patent for such claim.
The peopleof this valley fully appreci-
ate THE GAzETTE's efforts in behalf of
the settlement and development of West
Texas
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

THE GAZETTE is not in the habit of do
ing free advertising, but is constrained in
the present instance to assist the modest
efforts of an impecunious publisher, who
has foiSted himself and his magazine into
notoriety by the unwarranted use of Miss
Cleveland'S name. His latest effort is
characteristic, and is in the shape Of
stereotyped letter, which he has been
sending to various publishers. After its
perusal the readers of The GAZETTE will
perhaps pardon the deviation from estab-
Iished rules.
DEAR SIR wish to inquire If you would
not consider the advertising as sufficient in
ducement to abso2b Literary Life in your mag
aZine The more L l.. is being advertised here
of late the more our mail is increasing as to
sa Dple copies, advertising rates, etc, etc.
Now, If firm of means, who would devote
their exclusive time to the magazine business,
would take hold of l.. l. there is great for
ture in it. 1t is much more than paying It's
expenses. If 1t were announced
through the Associated Press that your maya
zine had absorbed Miss Cleveland's magazine
you would find your business quadruple itself
within avcrv short time. If you are DESTROYS
OF ma ing your magazine well known through
out the entire country thi' is an opportunity
for you to do So 1t will be talked about by
city "dailies" Yours very truly.
u n II
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
SUING BEN BUTLER.
A Suit for False imprisonment DuriD,
the War.


New YORK, Feb. 12.-The suit of John
H. Lester against General B. F. Butler
for 500, GOO, for false Imprisonment and
damages, is on trial in the United States
Circuit court. The complaint alleges that
on January %, 1864, Lester, who was
living in Richmond, Va, came across the
lines aud took the oath of allegiance at
Martinsburg, Va. He made arrangements
with General Butler that his wife and
child should be brought to him on flag
of-truce boat. Lester then went to Wash
ington. While there, it is claimed Butler
became possessed of the idea that he had
SlS6, 900 in his possession, and that he
had violated his oath and was helping
the enemy. When accused of this Les
ter, who had returned to Buffers head
quarters, denied it, but was thrown into
prison. Mrs Lester and the child were
searched ard in her possession, ii is al
legged, was found ST., geo which General
Butler took and gave her receipt for
$4,000, which amount was afterward re-
turned. General Butler never let Lester
know that his wife and family had ar
rived al Fortress Monroe, and it was
only by chance that Mrs. Lester learned
that her husband had been court martialed
and sentenced to ten years imprisonment
at hard labor with a chain about his leg,
Lester was released after he had served
one year, one month and seventeen days.
The case will proceed on Monday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
Palestine Notes.


PALESTINE, Ten, FEB 12-Married, on
Wednesday, the 9Th inst, at the residence
of Colonel William Mclean of Augusta,
Houston county, W. O. Real, minister Of
the Christian church of Palestine, to Miss
Eula Mclean, by Elder j. j. Lockhart
of Ennis. The Ladies' Aid Society of
the Christian church gave the newly
welded couple brilliant reception and
banquet st Literary hall last night Two
hundred invited guests were present.
The house was tastefully decorated and
there was vocal and instrumental music
by Miss Fannie Swanson, Miss Cora
Baldwin, Professor Rodgers, Professor
Hayes and recltatiOns by Miss Addie
Johnson and Miss Brison. Appropriate
addresses were made by DR.. Webb Doug
lass, Elder Lockhart, Red Mathis, Sen
ator John Young Gooch and the groom.
The affair was most brilliant in all Of its
appointments.
Senator A. W. Gregg arrived home from
Austin last night and will remain over till
Monday. Senator Gregg states that the
prospect for some useful legislation at
this term is flatteTing.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

Special to the Gazette.
GILMER, TEX, Feb. IA movement
has been on foot for some three weeks
past to form company to be known as
the East and West Texas Lumber Com
pany, with headquarters at this place.
The charter has been received and the
stockholders had a meeting here last Mon
day and Tuesday, and perfected an or
ganization by electing the following Off
GERS: W R Camp OF Jefferson, Presi
dent; II. X Wall of Waco, ViCe-presi-
dent; S. j. Mings of Gatesville, Secre-
tary; A. r. Williams o! Gatesville, Treas
urer; T. j. lowe OF Gilmer, General
Manager. The following well known
gentlemen obtained the charter: w. R.
Camp of Jefferson, S. W. Slayden, H. X.
Wall and A. J. Caruthers of Waco, S. j.
Mings of Gatesville.
The capital stock is $4,000, with S25,
900 already subscribed and paid in. The
business will be located at Gilmer, Tex,
the center of the finest pIneries IN the
state. The well known business capacity
of the gentlemen composing the COM
pany and the capital at their disposal in
sures the greatest success for the COM
pany,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
FROZEN TO DEATH.
More People Have Perished from Cold
in Montana than for Wears Past.

More People Have Persisted from Cold
in Montana than for Wears Past.
LIVINGSTON, Mt, Feb. y There is
serious apprehension that there will be
an appalling loss of human lives in Mon
tona. Snow began falling the middle of
November. There is now more of it on
the ground than for ten years. Most of
the stage roads are entirely closed up.
Trains are running at Irregular inter-
walls, some being four and five days apart
and the supply of fuel is almost exhaust
ed. Three days ago coal was selling at
$50 ton at Fort Benton, and now it can
hardly be ha at any price. The snow
has drifted to an enormous depth. Peo-
pie living at the mountain bases are in
imminent danger of meeting a horrible
fac beneath an avalanche or freezing to
death. Should another storm occur it
is believed hundreds would succumb to
its terrors; as it is, more people have
frozen to death this winter than for q
quarter of century.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

THE signs are that Colonel Porch will
be recalled from the Mexican consulate.
His interest in Envoy Sedgwick's esca-
pade, and his willful persistence in the
tale as he first told it, has rendered him
so unpopular at court that there is little
doubt he will receive such limitations
from high quarters as will enable him to
see clearly that his private business in
this country needs his personal supervis-
ion. There is an old adage about always
telling the truth, but the diplomatic YER
sion is that all of it need not be told at
all times, nor any of 1t at some times.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

Special to the Gazette.
GREENvILLE, TEX, Feb. I'm the
District court to-day Henry Jackson,
colored, charged with assault with intent
to murder another negro, was convicted
of aggravated assault and fined $50. An
appeal was taken.
B. f. Dukes, charged with the theft OF
eight silver dollars from the person Of
one John Schell, both white, was con-
victed and given two years in the peniten-
tiary.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor J. NJ. Crockett
addressed the citizens of Greenville at the
courthouse tonight on the condition of
the country.
Senator A. D. Stinson left this evening
for Austin to assume his legislative duties.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
PARTIAL CONFESSIONS
GAINESVILLE.
The Town Overrun with Burglars Extra
Precautions Taken.

The Town Overrun with Burglnrs-EItTa
Precautions Taken.
Special to the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, TEX, Feb. PA num-
Der of daring burglaries were committed
in this city last night. The burglars be
gan operations about midnight and the
first place visited was Captain j. II. Bel
cher's, where So was secured. They
took in the residences OF Mr.. West and
Mrs. Easley, widow lady near Belcher's
At the former place they were frightened
away, but at Mrs. EasIey's they entered
the room of Miss Davis, lady school
teacher, and when the latter was aroused
they seized and choked her, compelling
her to give Sl5 to them. The lady was
very much frightened, though not hurt,
These burglaries were all com
mltted on North Dixon street. Coming
down to Hudson street the robbers visited
the residences of Charles Wenar and J.
NJ. Upshaw. Mrs. Upshaw was awakened
by the ROBBERS raising the window, and
they were scared off. At Wener's they
secured $40 hat and new coat. The
town is full of tramps, brought here by
the building OF the two new railroads,
and it has been found necessary to in
crease the police force. Extra precau-
lions were taken to-day against repeti-
tion of last nights occurrence.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
Rates Of Advertising Furnished Tn Application

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q rcgiStcrcd letter, at risk Of office,
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PROMPT information oferents and nelcs happen
5ngS Of general interest solicited and lclH be prop
XII Communications intended for publication
must be accompanied by the ,cTter'S name and Gd
circSs-f.ot for pubhcGtiOH-6ut as an erldeHce o.
good faith ..,, -. 1900,
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personal to themselves iH please nctoSe stamp JoT
reply. -,- r,,-,, =, ,,-- :,
sy6sfbe,. on business or for publication should De
addressed to THE GAZETTE, or DEMOCRAT PUB
LIsHING Co Fort Worth, Ter, AND NOT TO
III checks, money orders postal notes, etc.
should be made payable to the DEMOCRAT PUB
LISTING Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

Mrs. CLEVELAND has evidenced that her
high position has in no way restricted
her personal liberty of conscience. She
has, with more tact thsn Mrs. Hayes
manifested, clearly defined her position
on the temperance question. In the first
state dinner given at the White House
since she became mistress, there were
seven wine glasses placed at the plate of
each guest, but the fair lady drank water,
having the courage of her convection and
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

VS.. John II. Burnett, from Galveston
William Groom VS.. the State, from
Wheeler.
In the case of T. J. Campbell VS.. W. P.
Johnson, from Freestone, appeal was dis
missed at the cost of the appellee, John
son, because no seal was attached to the
clerks certificate to the transcript.
In the case of NJ NJ Clack vs.. TAYLOR
county, from Taylor, the appellants mo
ton for rehearing was overruled and
refused
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
KILLED FOR HIS MONEY.
Pete futile Found Near Arson with a
Bullet Hole Through His Heart.


Bullet Hole Through His Heart.
Corrt spondence of the Gazette.
ANSoN, Ten, Feb. I.-Last night
about dark Pete futile was found dead
about seven miles north of Arson with
a bullet hole entering just below the
right shoulder, passing directly through
his heart and coming out Just a7Ove the
left nipple. He also had bullet hole
going in the palm of the right hand and
tearing all the back Of his hand of. Mr..
futile had been living in Jones county
about five years, and last spring failing to
make a crop he went out on the
plains where he could get work
on some fence building, and mad been
there ever since until few days ago he
started to his home. Within eight miles
of home he camped for the night, and was
killed before he got bis campfire built.
He had yoke of oxen and tro-wheeled
wegon and considerable money on his
person. A 40-caliber Morlin gun sitting
against the hub of his wagon had one
empty chamber. 1t is supposed that he bad
considerable money with him, as he had
been working eight or nine months, and
was man that always saved his earn
ings, and was at work in Coun-
try in which there were no induce
ments for spending money. The affair
will be pushed to the bottom, and if pos
sible, the guilty party will be brought to
iuSticp
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Feb. 12.-The gourt
of Appeals to-day affirme d the following
cases: Yues Botello VS.. the State, from
Webb county, two cases; Calvin SnIpe
VS.. the State, from Galveston; Hugh
Childers VS.. the State, from Cherokee;
Ex-Parti r. Blackburn vs.. the State, from
Lamar; Sam Norwood, alias Joe Bouldin,
VS.. the State, from Guadalupe.
The following cases were reversed and
The Missouri Pacific Railway
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
Seed for Wichita County.

Special 10 the Gazette.
WICHITA FALLS, TEX, Feb. l2.-The
Panhandle National Bank at this place,
who took the lead in raising $4,000 last
fall to buy seed wheat for the farmers
that lost crops by drouth, has again come
to the front, and proposes to advance $500
to farmers to buy seed oats, with an I'M
Outstanding that they will advance funds
to buy cotton seed if necessary. Farm
ers are not so bad off as they might be as
help seems to be coming when it is most
needed
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

THERE was once little boy who came
believing to his mother with the story
that playmate had struck him. "And
didn't you hit him back" asked the fond
mother. "Oh, l hit him back first" was
the answer. That is fair illustration OF
our retaliatory measures against Canada.
We have tariff that excludes Canadian
fish from our markets. Canada proposes
to get even by keeping American
fishermen out of her waters; and
now Congress is believing for "retalia
tion," as if we had not been retalIating
ever since 1861. This country "hit back'.s.
first.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

AsLoNG as Galveston is the distributing
point in Texas for the Western Union,
and as long as the company puts wire at
Galveston so susceptible to weather in
hueuces, Just so long will people be
treated to an inadequate service and to
delayed kilograms. However, the Balti-
more and Ohio wires are working all
right to Galveston.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's veto OF the
last pension bill shows that his backbone
is still erect. The bill was one of the
worst of its class. 1t admitted to the
pension rolls dependent parents of de-
ceased soldiers. The living son very
rarely supports his parents. Why, then,
should the country be called upon to sup
port them when the son is dead?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
Obtained Money on False Pretenses.

OF lne gazette.
GRAHAM, TEX, Feb. 10.-In the Dis
trict court to-day William Reinhsrdt was
given two years in the penitentiary for
obtaining money under false pretenses.
Reinhardt had drawn on the Milan Coun-
ty Bank for S2+.75, representing that he
had deposit there. The draft was not
honored and he was arrested, tried and
convicted. motion will be made by his
attorneys for new trial tomorrow.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

Western Union to betterment of their
facilities in Texas, for 1t goes without
saying that If the Western Union wires
are always "working badly" and the Bal
tlmore and Ohio wires are in good condl-
ton, the latter company will get the pub
lie business, and ought to get it.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

If the Senate agrees with the House of
Representatives, aliens are to DE shorn of
4 good many of their privileges. The
prohibition of alien land holding is not 8
bad thing Lsndlordism is bad enough
among our own people. We can't stand
to have the title to our homes vested in
men whose feelings are all with English
or Scotch sntecedents. Let's keep our
bad features at home as far as possible.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
Jefferson Notes.

Special to the Gazette
JEFFERSON, TEX, Feb. l2.-The Jeffer
son Coal Company bored 500 feet an de-
veloped q valuable artesian we'll.
John Gray, living in the eastern portion
of this county, while digging for water
to-day, found bed of frst-class anthro-
cite coal thirty feet from the surface OF
the ground. 1t is thought to De mex
haustible,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
The Jefferson Courts.

JEFFERSON, TEX, Feb. 12.-The
United States Circuit and District courts
will convene here Monday the 18th inst.
The court will devote the first ten days
to civil business, and in the meantime
the grand jury will be in session. The
criminal docket will be taken up on the
oath inst,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

compelling no one to her views. With
such an example from so fair source,
there was little need of clearer enuncia-
ton of temperance principles, OF danger
from wines aIlurements.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Bernard O'Reilly
telegraphs to the Sun from Glen-Garif
as follows: "Pope Leo's action in Ger
many secures the peace OF Europe. EN-
peror William will withhold the War-like
manifesto he would otherwise have pub
liShp6 -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
NOTICE {!
Proposals for Cattle
FOR THE KIoWA, COMANCHE AND
APACHE INDIANS.
Tcn TRoslsand Cat
OFFICE OF INDIAN Agent, !
- ANADARKo, IccT.

ANADAkho, 1-t1.
Bics will bsyeeeived until MarchT8, 1887, to
furnish -
Ten Thoasand Cattle,
Delivered at Anadarks.a T., easMay ., 1857,
consisting of $500 ytefssh8 .heffers, 25O6 two
year old heifers, sud 25oE8o#s with their
calves.
No Eastern, or cattle raised South of the
Texas and Pacific RAJ road, Or cows over five
years cid, received. Cattle MIST be full aged
on date of delivery, ara saTsrage with prairie
T "a cattle North offss TsKas and Pacific
Each bid must besaccompanied with certified
check or draft on some UnitedStates Deposto-
ry, payable to the order of Indian Agent, Kio-
wa, Comanche and apache eIndians, which
shall not be less thaa Der cent. on the amount
bid, and shall be forfeftsaefif case any bidder
receiving award of his bids shall fasl to execute
promptly contract ana bond fer 100000, with
good and sufficient suretiee, to be approved by
me; other~fsesa adraft % be returned. The
right issreseryed t6ztpcrease or diminish the
numbered cattle 20 peg cent, or reject any or
Thisnsstee must be attached to and made
part OF anyfsds.
& j. L. HALL.
Indian Agent, Kteya, Comanche and <Aparh
Indians. ~.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

The Washington Post thinks that an
investment of S5O,OOO,OOO in ships and
big guns would be putting money where
it would do good. 1t is better invest
ment, at any rate, than when given to
fraudulent pensioners.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

The bare thought of such men as
Weaver and Brumm trying to impeach a
Cabinet officer because he does not con-
duct tie treasury business according to
theu extravagant system of Greenback-
isTl, is enough to make Congress feel
znean for letting IN such members.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
THE HOMESTEAD LAW.

1t is for the best interests of Texas
that THE GAZETTE would have the home
stead law changed-not for the welfare of
any particular class, but for the good of
the whole. Every state in the Union al
lows insolvent debtors to hold some part
of their property, and it is well that this
should be relieved from the rigOr of the
law. But we know of no ether state that
makes its homestead law means of en-
couraging and protecting dishonesty, as
ours undoubtedly is. The instances are
numerous, SO common, indeed, as to
have long ago ceased to excite remark
where bankrupts have, In anticipation OF
the threatened wreck, put all their prop
erty-no, the property of their creditors
into costly residences, and have held
these IS hCmesteads, safe from molests-
ton, while the creditors are defrauded of
their lust dues. This is the
moral side of the picture. There
is another; for men who have to Dor
Tow money must pay larger
interest on account of the risk to lenders.
Some change in the law is needed; not
one that will Cypress unfortunate
debtors, but one that will cease to rob
equally unfortunate creditors.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
Offices for the knights of Labor.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 12.-The
Knights of Labor have purchased prop
erty on North Broad street for $4,000,
and it will be filled up with offices, to be
occupied as general headquarters of the
order of the United States and Canada.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
mIsUEiLAAAElgr 3.
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Notice.
L. W. Ing'e is no longer in the employment
of j. B Mitchell & Co., apdis no. al thorized to
collect or make any settlements for the Do
mestie sewing machine.
j. B. MITCHELL & Co.,
General Agent Domestic Sew ng Machine.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

THE present activity in Fort Worth real
estate is but sign of what is to come.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

ns-subscrtbers wishing their address
changed from one pos:CGice to another, must
give the cl : address as well as the new, or the
change cannot be made.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

The Western Union wires work badly
in Galveston. The Baltimore and Ohio
wires, however, are all right.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
THE GAZETTE has The Largest
houa-fide Circulation of any Daily
Newspaper Published in Texas.

SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY IS.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
SITUATION MANTED-FENIALE.

WY ANTED-SitRasion by young LADY OF
w highly respectable family. OF .thssNOrth.
Understaifssl an ri ds Of aQassiwOrk and
cooking; lsves the care of cBflfTen: good edu-
cation ard cohkenial nature. Can furnish the
best of refe ence. Address: Harriet b. lodge,
ilS kx ans street. 3 - -
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WANTED-FEniALE aNLp. =

VITANTED-sirss GAS cooS. also a nurse
w, Oaekwith daughter about sixteen years
old preferred. Al ply with reference 10 j. e.
Mite ell 4 Co.
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FOO RENT-DwtLLINas.'1Es Z

NOR RENT-A thfee-fooin Cottage, No. GIL
i yaryts,sysst Apply to a. NJ. Highhous. at
WsfsfA&e,:: Office .;,'r.-r,-.s,.s.,
NOR RESf-One IWo4at5ry SfwefIRfg, Tfeven
Il rooms, Fiod. esffafg water Connections cor
mar IN KID ard Pf can streets See j p. Taylor